Social media network Twitter has suspended Donald Trump Jr., according to Republican strategist Andrew Surabian.
Surabian– who served as President Trump’s War Room Director during his first campaign and worked in the White House– shared a screenshot of what appears to be an email from Twitter to Trump Jr. telling him he was suspended.
Surabian says Trump Jr. was suspended for “posting a viral video of medical doctors talking about Hydroxychloroquine.”
BREAKING: @Twitter & @jack have suspended @DonaldJTrumpJr for posting a viral video of medical doctors talking about Hydroxychloroquine.
Big Tech is the biggest threat to free expression in America today & they're continuing to engage in open election interference – full stop. pic.twitter.com/7dJbauq43O
— Andrew Surabian (@Surabees) July 28, 2020
A Twitter spokesman shot back and said “We did not suspend the account” and saying they would “just limit some account functionality for 12 hours.”
But Surabian retorted “When the features “temporarily limited” are the abilities to tweet and retweet, what would you call that? Anyone with a functioning brain would call it a suspension, despite the BS word games [Twitter] is playing here.”
When the features "temporarily limited" are the abilities to tweet and retweet, what would you call that?
Anyone with a functioning brain would call it a suspension, despite the BS word games @Twitter is playing here. https://t.co/kt5S4Wvt3A
— Andrew Surabian (@Surabees) July 28, 2020
This Twitter tiff is leading up to Wednesday where four big tech CEOs are set to appear for a congressional anti-trust hearing.
Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg, Amazon’s Jeff Bezos, Apple’s Tim Cook, and Google’s Sundar Pichai will appear virtually for the House Judiciary subcommittee hearing.
It would come as a surprise if Republicans on the Antitrust subcommittee didn’t bring up social media bias and censorship considering Trump ally Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) will participate in the hearing.
